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A case report of intramyocardial bridge on right coronary artery.

Authors :
Contreras-Alcázar K
Díaz-Taipe C
Rodríguez-Laura Z
García-Salazar D
Nieto-Alejo Y
Moreno-Loaiza O
Paredes-Orue R
Source :
Medwave [Medwave] 2018 Dec 12; Vol. 18 (8), pp. e7379. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Dec 12.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

Intramyocardial bridges are a coronary circulation anomaly. They usually occur on the path of the anterior descending artery and are classified as superficial or deep. During a routine autopsy, we found—and report—an intramyocardial bridge in large part of the right coronary artery pathway, including the sinoatrial and posterior descending branch. The patient did not show signs of coronary insufficiency, and died from an acute respiratory failure caused by aspiration pneumonia. Due to the infrequency of cases of intramyocardial bridges of the right coronary artery without concomitant clinical symptoms or signs, we conducted a literature review in this regard.

Details

Language :
Spanish; Castilian; English
ISSN :
0717-6384
Volume :
18
Issue :
8
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Medwave
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
30633738
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2018.08.7379